The Physical Universe
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Author: Konrad Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser
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Ch. 13 - Prob. 1MCCh. 13 - Prob. 2MCCh. 13 - Prob. 3MCCh. 13 - Prob. 4MCCh. 13 - As a class, the alkanes are a. highly reactive b....Ch. 13 - Prob. 6MCCh. 13 - Gasoline is a mixture of a. alkanes b. isomers of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8MCCh. 13 - Unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules are...Ch. 13 - Prob. 10MC
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